I'm looking for recommendations on a sponsor broker in West Michigan that would be amenable to that, so I'd be very appreciative of any suggestions!

I was there cleaning the person opened the door and I was standing right there.

@Seth VendelboeI also suggest speaking to local banks and credit unions.

Do keep in mind as well that there may be a value placed on a more long-standing relationship with one person/firm as they'd have a better picture of your situation overall.

If you want to PM me the info on the bond and I can see which companies our bonding dept. would suggest.  

Happy to run through this with you from a lenders stand point!

We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.

If you go the medium-term route, I'd suggest you self-manage.

These 2 points will help me give more pointed suggestions for what you're up against because the tax rules all can be slightly different. 

However, you can suggest that they purchase "Renters Insurance", and state this in the lease that if they choose to not purchase "Renter's Insurance" then you are not responsible for any loss or damages to their property".